On August 6, U.S. Special Operations Command’s Special Operations Forces Acquisition, Technology and Logistics directorate has launched the Special Operations Forces Rapid Acquisition Consortium for Emerging Requirements (SOF RACER), in partnership with GovSignals.
Announcing the launch, SOF AT&L described the consortium as giving nontraditional commercial companies and defense contractors a fast track to deliver technology directly to USSOCOM, with a mission to rapidly field SOF-peculiar capabilities across every domain, from seabed to space.
Capabilities span twelve key areas of interest including C4ISR, Cyber, Robotics, Drones / UAS, Logistics / Sustainment, Human Performance, Health, Energy, Maritime, Expeditionary Ops, Advanced Materials, and Data / AI.
Consortium structures let a government sponsor issue a requirement once to a standing membership base and evaluate short solutions briefs rather than full proposals, compressing the time from requirement to award.
“SOCOM sets the requirements and selects the winners. We built and operate the infrastructure that gets qualified companies in front of them,” said Derek Hoyt, chief executive officer of GovSignals. “Our platform supports SOCOM to accelerate vendors from application to production.”
SOF RACER is a modern consortium – free for vendors. GovSignals operates within a FedRAMP High and IL5 authorization boundary. GovSignals, in partnership with BMNT, will host education sessions for prospective members and government stakeholders at SOFWERX on 20 August 2026, with in-person and virtual attendance.
Source: GovSignals
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